15 Aug 1984
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1984
Page
1
GOP platform firm against tax hikes and ERA opposition. A Dallas Gazette wire summary notes a subcommittee favored eliminating all taxes on savings income despite White House pushback. Administration argues repeal would drain the treasury. The panel backed a flat tax plan and repeal of windfall profits tax on oil revenues.
A subcommittee altered a GOP platform plank by inserting a comma after taxes changing the meaning to oppose any tax increase that would hinder recovery. Drew Lewis urged listing flat tax as an option and moderates called the draft a rightward turn.
Ames Iowa reports that the staggered vehicle registration system, adopted to boost road revenues, did not meet Iowa DOT projections. Revenues fell from 121.2 million in 1982 83 to 117.5 million in 1983 84 though a 13 to 18 month billing window raised near term receipts.
Mary Burke reports Kopel tenants in Linn County fear gas electric and water cuts due to unpaid bills. Billie Clark, one tenant at 1446 Fifth Ave SE, faced a gas shutoff last week and an electricity threat tied to a $51.46 balance. Kopel plans meetings with Iowa Electric Light and Power while tenants seek recourse.
A humorous note shows Chuckle Colleges enforcing discipline by requiring a football player to identify a specific item before earning a letter. The joke hinges on education standards and strict college culture.
James Pearson, praised for disarming a bus bomb involving Turkish Olympic athletes, confessed to planting the device to gain his supervisors’ attention. He faces charges for possessing a destructive device and is jailed on $60,000 bail as investigators reassess the incident at Los Angeles International Airport.
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